Troops in France Find Beer Too Dear
(3ritisli Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Jan. I. Captain Balfour, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Air, lias paid a visit to the Royal Air Force in France. Tho tour lasted two days, during which Captain Balfour inspected many units and used an aeroplane for transport. “I have come to see myself,” ho said, “how thing are going, and to hear if there are any complaints. ’ ’ Ho stated that the only general complaint was that English beer was too dear. “They are quite right, too,” Captain Balfour said, “and I must see what can be done.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 2, 3 January 1940, Page 7
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